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Some Aspects Of The Biology And Control Of Leaf And Fruit Spot Disease Of Citrus Caused By Phaeoramularia Angolensis Kirk In Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Botany, 1992)The leaf and fruit spot disease of Citrus also referred to as the Kitale syndrome, is a new disease to Kenya. The causal agent is identified as Phaeoramu7aria ango7ensis. The disease has assumed epidemic levels in Western ... -
Some aspects of the biology of east African mole-rats
(1969)Knowledge of the biology of mole-rats is very limited: This thesis aims to present a largely comparative account of some aspects of the biology of three widely divergent genera of East African mole-rats. A comparative ... -
Some aspects of the Biology of the Genera Sigara and Micronecta (Corixidae-Hemiptera) from Lake Nakuru Kenya
(University of Nairobi,School of Biological Sciences, 1975) -
Some aspects of the biology of the sorghum shootfly,atherigona soccata rondani (diptera:anthomyiidae),with special reference to ovipositinal behaviour
(University of Nairobi,Department of Zoology, 1979)Development and 'morphology of the immature stage of Atherigorra eoccata Rondani were examinedby neans of dissections, linear measurements, light and scanning electron microscopy of the egg, the larval ins tars , and ... -
Some aspects of the East African low level jet
(Facult of Science, University of Nairobi, 1977) -
Some aspects of the ecology and fishery of the mangrove crab Scylla Serrata (Forskal, 1755) in Gazi Bay, South Coast- Kenya
(Faculty of Science, University of Nairobi, 2008)Crab fishery is important in Kenya as a source of proteins to the communities along the coast and foreign earnings to the country. About 12 tons of the mangrove crab, Scylla serrata (Forskal, 1755) is exported in foreign ... -
Some aspects of the ecology of speke's weaver ploceus spekei (Heuglin) in Nairobi, Kenya
(Facult of Science, University of Nairobi, 1983) -
Some Aspects Of The Mechanisms For Cortisol Induced Hypertension In The Rabbit
(University of Nairobi,Department of Medical Physiology, 1973)The results presented in this thesis are mainly concerned with the cardiovascular and renal effects of supra-physiological and pharmacological doses of cortisol, prolactin DOCA and progesterone.In decelerate, curarized ... -
Some aspects of the physiology of the tettigoniid ear
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 1968) -
Some aspects of water relations and dry matter production of coffea arabica l. in Kenya
(1980)Field and greenhouse studies were carried out to understand some aspects of water relations and dry matter production in Coffea Arabica L. Leaf water potential was found to be the most suitable technique for expressing ... -
Some comparative effects of plant extracts from meliaceae family on the feeding activity, development and reproduction in locusta stomoxys, glossina, and aedes
(University of NairobiFaculty of Science. University of Nairobi, 1982)The extracts from four locally obtained plant, species of the family Meliaceae have been shown to have significant antifeedant activities against Locusta, Stomoxys, Glossina, and Aedes species. Melia azedarach, M. ... -
Some discharge characteristics of rivers Rwamuthambi and Ragati subcatchments of the upper Tana catchment in Kenya
(Faculty of Science, University of Nairobi, 1993)The purpose of this study was an evaluation of hydrological aspects within the rivers Rwamuthambi and Ragati sub-catchments, relating to certain discharge and suspended sediment load characteristics. This was with respect ... -
Some ecological aspects and conservation of Duikers in Arabuko-Sokoke forest - Kenya
(Department of Zoology, University of Nairobi, 2003)This study was carried out in Arabuko-Sokoke Forest Reserve, in Kilifi and Malindi Districts of Coast Province, about 110km North of Mombasa Town. The study aimed to establish the population sizes and densities of duiker ... -
Some Ecological Factors Influencing The Distribution And Abundance Of Patas Monkeys (Erythrocebus Patas) In Laikipia, Baringo, Uasin Gishu And Trans Nzoia Districts In Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2002)A four-month survey of patas monkey (Erythrocebus patas) populations, carried out in Baringo, Uasin Gishu, Trans Nzoia and Laikipia districts of Kenya revealed that they have reduced in numbers drastically from the year ... -
Some ecological studies of De brazza's monkey (Lercopithecus Neglectus) and its habitat prior to translocation
(Department of Zoology, University of Nairobi, 2000)The ecology of De Brazza's monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus) and its habitat, prior to translocation, was studied at Sinyerere Farm forest patch in the environs of the Cherangani Hills, and in Buyangu National Forest ... -
Some Effects Of Water Deficit On Rainfed Landraces Of Rice (Oryza Sativa L.) Indigenous To Kenya
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 1989)Landraces of rice (Oryza sativa L.) have been selected by farmers over a long period of cultivation in regions of Kenya which are subject to drought. The response of some of these varieties to water deficit has been ... -
Some environmental effects of small dams on vegetation dynamics; an assessment of Maomokeani reservoir in Kitui west, Kenya
(Faculty of Science, University of Nairobi, 2005)Data from transects on the shores and drawdown area of a small reservoir in Kitui, Kenya with a strongly fluctuating water level was used to illuminate a spatial and short-term temporal variation in the vegetation across ... -
Some examples and problems in Markov chains
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Some factors affecting the sporogony of theileria parva in the salivary glands of its tick vector, rhipicephalus appendiculatus
(School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1988)An investigation into several aspects of Theileria parva sporogony in unfed Rhipicephalus apoendiculatus ticks was carried out in the laboratory and in the field. In the first experiment an attempt was made to heat-stimmulate ... -
Some Factors That Influence The Ecology Of Acacia Xenihophloee Benth. (fever Tree) In Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2006)Lake Nakuru National Park is situated in Kenya's Great Rift Valley and occupies about 42 km2 at the lowest point in a wider catchment basin of approximately 1800 km'. Acacia xanthophloea (Fever tree) woodland dominates ...